Free games like The Tainted
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Tainted, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.
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Ranked picks
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to The Tainted — no purchase or trial window.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
- 2
ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to The Tainted — no purchase or trial window.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
- 3
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to The Tainted — no purchase or trial window.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
- 4
The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to The Tainted — no purchase or trial window.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to The Tainted — no purchase or trial window.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to The Tainted — no purchase or trial window.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to The Tainted — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to The Tainted — no purchase or trial window.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.